URINALYSIS AND STANDARDIZATION

The identification of bacteria more than a cen- tury ago, soon lead to the finding of microorganisms in the urine.1 The presence of significant number of bacteria ( 105 organisms /ml) in urine reflects uri- nary tract infection (UTI).2 UTI is among the most common infections encountered by physicians.3 It can be asymptomatic or symptomatic.4 Asymptom- atic infection may lead to symptomatic infection in a week’s time5 or complications of urinary tract and other systems without developing to symptomatic UTI.